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ERBE global monthly
monthly from ERBE global: Global shortwave radiation budget data derived from 5 Years of ERBE measurements.Documents
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Datasets and variables
| surface radiation budget | ERBE global monthly srb[ X Y | T] |
Independent Variables (Grids)
| Time | grid: /T (months since 1960-01-01) ordered (Feb 1985) to (Dec 1988) by 1.0 N= 47 pts :grid |
| Longitude | grid: /X (degree_east) periodic (180W) to (177.5E) by 2.5 N= 144 pts :grid |
| Latitude | grid: /Y (degree_north) ordered (90S) to (90N) by 2.5 N= 73 pts :grid |
References
Z. Li, H. G. Leighton. Global climatologies of the solar radiation budgets at the surface and in the atmosphere from 5 years of ERBE data. J. Geophys. Res.-Atm. 98, 1993Z. Li, H. G. Leighton, R. D. Cess. Surface net solar radiation estimated from satellite measurements: Comparison with tower observations. J. Climate 6, 1993a
Z. Li, H. G. Leighton, K. Masuda, T. Takashima. Estimation of SW flux absorbed at the surface from TOA reflected flux. J. Climate 6, 1993b
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